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From what I understand in this ever-changing, PC-driven world we live in, referring to anybody with mental health issues as [REDACTED] is in poor taste. Very poor taste, indeed.

Referring to guitarists as [REDACTED] is just plain ol fun. If they didn't exist, drummers would step up to the place behind lead singers, and lead singers would be the new [REDACTED]. It's called a pecking order.

I asked why it was singled out, Down's Syndrome is not the only condition to present a degree of mental retardation, and if I want to be pedantic (which I do) mental retardation is not the sole application of the word ******.

Whenever I see someone using this term in makes me think how insecure some bass players must be. Joking about Down Syndrome in that fashion is extremely low class.

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All I can say is that if you can dish it out than you'd better be able to take it. Good friends should be able to rib each other but when a stranger shoots his mouth off than it's different story. Deep down my band mates love and respect each other but we say stuff that seem offensive to "outsiders". So I wouldn't call someone a guitard in front of a mentally challenged person. Like a Drummer for example